Tech Soup

NOVEMBER 22, 2016

Pull up a chair, pour yourself a warm drink, and get cozy with TechSoup's free nonprofit and library tech webinars. SEO for Beginners. On November 29, get the basic tips you need to reach more supporters with effective search engine optimization (SEO). Adobe Photoshop Tools and Filters for Advanced Beginners.

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Byte Technology

FEBRUARY 7, 2017

Here are some good tips for tapping into this information-rich resource and becoming an active player in WordPress world. One great forum is Quora, where you can search for specific topics being discussed or simply browse around and check out what others are talking about. But thankfully, it doesn’t have to be that hard.

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Twenti - Digital Marketing For Nonprofits

NOVEMBER 18, 2019

Twenti’s digital marketing services include everything you need for a great marketing presence: inbound marketing content creation, search engine and social media ad creation and management, organic social media management and more. Instagram for Nonprofits: A Beginner’s Guide. 10,000/month of free advertising?

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Byte Technology

MAY 16, 2017

How many times have you browsed a website with content you really liked and, wishing to stay abreast of new developments or additions, you searched in vain for a contact page only to find there wasn’t one? To make your contact form page more personable add, well, personable content.

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Qgiv

JUNE 29, 2021

Download our free Nonprofit Editorial Calendar to get started! You can even search for graphics that are sized specifically for each social platform! This site lets you search through thousands of emojis so you can copy and paste the perfect emoji into your post copy. Emojipedia’s search tool is a big time saver!

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Tech Soup

AUGUST 31, 2012

The Foundation Center provides many tools, including an " Online Librarian ," print resources, and a website for finding foundation profiles, trends in grantmaking, and top foundations by geographic region. They offer free online training resources to help libraries and nonprofits navigate the world of philanthropic giving.

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Twenti - Digital Marketing For Nonprofits

FEBRUARY 19, 2020

Essential companion reads for this article are our Beginner’s Guide to Analytics and our Guide to Custom Analytics Dashboards for Nonprofits. This will give you a good idea of how effective the website is (generally) in Search Engine Optimisation (SEO) and if people are interested in your cause. Book a free consultation.

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Qgiv

APRIL 9, 2024

Every dollar counts in the fundraising world, so the free marketing that social media provides can be crucial to raising awareness for your cause without breaking your budget. Other outreach methods for engaging your community can start to be costly, but outside of paid advertising, social media is free! Happy posting!

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NetWits

SEPTEMBER 1, 2011

From Farmville and Mafia Wars to Foursquare and Gowalla, gamification has spread like wild fire in recent years – Daily deal platforms are incenting you with group-buying, credit card companies are rewarding you with cash back, and airlines are offering you free flights for miles/points. Targeted for Beginner to Intermediate audiences.

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Tech Soup

MAY 5, 2015

The easiest way to find Creative Commons licensed YouTube videos is through the Creative Commons Search Tool. Licensing information on YouTube videos can be very hard to find, so I am assuming that videos you find from the Creative Commons Search Tool are in fact OK to repost. TechSoup's Storymakers Resources.

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Tech Soup

MAY 26, 2011

Tagging, a feature found across many social media channels, is used to help surface content during searches. While it is a feature of many social sharing sites, often times those very sites do not provide beginner-friendly instructions on how to use tags effectively. Free Flickr Pro Account Through TechSoup. You're It!

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JULY 17, 2007

In article about ego searching, Robin Good adds If you can track what the rest of the world is saying about you or your products and services, you have a great deal of valuable information at your disposal. Ego searches. Ego searches can be set up very easily - no special geek skills required -- and the services, are, of course, free.

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Tech Soup

NOVEMBER 23, 2011

Plus: we also offer numerous free learning resources to help you better manage your staff, volunteers, and business consultants. New in the 2011 version: save time by instantly generating batch invoices, quickly locating accounts with QuickBooks Search, and sending invoices directly to Yahoo, Gmail, or Hotmail accounts.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 20, 2007

In article about ego searching, Robin Good adds If you can track what the rest of the world is saying about you or your products and services, you have a great deal of valuable information at your disposal. Ego searches. Ego searches can be set up very easily - no special geek skills required -- and the services, are, of course, free.

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Whole Whale

FEBRUARY 20, 2021

Search Engine Optimization is the practice of improving, and promoting a website in order to increase the number of visitors the site receives from search engines. Basically, it’s about ranking higher in the search engine results for keywords related to your site. These search engines allow your website to reach new audiences.

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NonProfit Hub

JUNE 1, 2017

These resources all provide free options, too, so that you can get a feel for the website builder before you consider paying for an upgrade. Squarespace doesn’t offer any free website options, but they do give free trials if you want to sample the features before diving into a paid plan. Wix has you covered.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

FEBRUARY 25, 2008

Deborah Finn has written a SEO primer called " Search Engine Optimization for Nervous Nonprofit Novices " and she is seeking feedback from SEO mavens. No problem, I dug into the NpTech + Digg tag archives and pulled out this terrific Beginner's Guide To Digg. Many individuals tag hundreds of resources each week.

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Have Fun - Do Good

OCTOBER 20, 2007

Blogs You can find blogs by searching on Google Blog Search and Technorati. Online videos/vlogs Online videos or vlogs can searched for in the iTunes Music Store as well as on YouTube , blip.tv , DoGooderTV , QuantumShift.tv You can still add your own red photo to the Burma Free - Birmania Libera Flickr pool.

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The Modern Nonprofit

JANUARY 16, 2024

Estimated Reading Time: 7 minutes Our Recommended Partners We’re often asked what services and tools we recommend, so we’re publishing a roundup of some of our favorite resources for nonprofits. It’s the equivalent of an ongoing mini ‘fundraising school’ – suitable for beginner, intermediate and advanced fundraisers.

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Neon CRM

DECEMBER 19, 2023

Educational Resources: Prioritize builders that provide extensive educational resources, including knowledge bases, video tutorials, webinars, and community forums. These resources empower you nonprofits to learn, troubleshoot, and manage your their website effectively.

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Neon CRM

OCTOBER 10, 2023

When you’re a small or early-stage nonprofit, everything is at a premium—money, time, and resources. Investing in a nonprofit CRM might seem like a poor use of resources, but it’s not: The right CRM can help your small nonprofit level up all aspects of your operation.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

NOVEMBER 17, 2007

And maybe this should not be an either/or question, but most likely resources will dictate that. Be sure to check out Beginner's Guide to Facebook and How to promote your Cause on Facebook articles. The NOSI Choosing and Using Free and Open Source primer is on the ICT Hub Knowledgebase! And if you???re

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JULY 13, 2012

I pulled together a curated summary of the tweets and resources on Storify that you can view here. I promised folks that I would share a summary blog post with links, questions, and resources. There are over 250 tools in this collection, so it might be a little bit overwhelming for beginners.

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Qgiv

APRIL 6, 2022

While great graphic design can be an invaluable tool for communicating your nonprofit’s branding and more, there are plenty of free design tools that nonprofits can rely on to create eye-catching graphics. While Easil offers a great free platform, their paid plan can help your whole team stay organized when working on design projects.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

JUNE 29, 2021

Provided you set aside the time to explore and experiment, your nonprofit can use the tools and resources listed below to significantly improve your digital marketing and fundraising campaigns. Iconfinder is an online database of almost one million icons and many of the social media icon sets are available to download for free.

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Twenti - Digital Marketing For Nonprofits

NOVEMBER 19, 2019

We’ve gathered some key information on the platform to guide the complete beginner in starting out with Instagram. For more on this, you can also read our ultimate guide to nonprofit digital marketing and beginner’s guide to analytics for nonprofits. Book A Free Consultation. Let’s explore an example.

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Care2

MAY 15, 2009

There are quite a few options for doing this, some open source and free others not. Two tools include: Vertical Response : 10,000 emails per month free for 501c3s After 10,000 emails, prices are reasonable. Idealware.org has reviews of many of these tools as well. Email is a critical channel.

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Twenti - Digital Marketing For Nonprofits

NOVEMBER 19, 2019

Find out how to use Google’s free G Suite for Nonprofits to become more efficient and maximise your impact. Personalised emails, great collaboration software, secure communications – all for free. How can I access G Suite for free? All absolutely free. by Zoe Allen. What is G Suite? Becoming more professional.

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Tech Soup

MAY 6, 2011

For those of you just getting started, check out our Nonprofit Social Media 101 curriculum for beginners, which has examples, tips, and videos about getting started with and managing your social media presence. We've also collected other resources to help you navigate the social media sea. Check out the TechSoup Flickr pool.

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Qgiv

OCTOBER 8, 2021

With the right resources, you can elevate your fundraiser from the average auction experience to a streamlined event that will leave a lasting impression on your auction guests. Add safety strobe lights so your basket winner can run safely at night and a hands-free dog leash for their furry workout companion.

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Care2

JANUARY 28, 2009

10,000 worth of free advertising each month through Google’s AdWords program ? It was free , after all. Our first step, after reading through the Google-provided “Google Grants Beginner’s Guide,&# was to edit the ads that were currently running to make sure they fit our messaging. Getting Started. Did It Work?

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Care2

FEBRUARY 3, 2009

60) Search « Nonprofit Resolutions That Will Make A Difference in 2009 | Main | On Frogloops Radar » Wednesday Jan 28 2009 The Joys of Google Grants, Part 1 Wednesday, January 28, 2009 at 10:51AM | by Robin Reed When the National Women’s Law Center first applied for a Google Grant ? It was free , after all.

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Tech Soup

NOVEMBER 8, 2013

Microsoft enables charities to use Bing Maps free of charge. The UK based company, Earthware has developed a free mapping tool which enables charities to create, customize and embed project or event maps into their website to display the information in an interactive, format. TechSoup Resources.

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Nonprofits Source

JULY 5, 2018

Using Ahrefs’s rank tracker tool I am able to see exactly how well this keyword is performing down to the number of people who are visiting as a result of organic search: I currently track over 300 keywords and monitor them on a regular basis, which equates to once or twice per week. Become an authoritative resource in your industry?

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

FEBRUARY 20, 2019

The internet is loaded with amazing free or low-cost tools and resources! NameCheckr easily allows social media manager to search nearly 50 of the most popular social media sites to see whether their first choice of usernames are still available. wpbeginner is an online beginners guide for using WordPress for websites and blogs.

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Get Fully Funded

JULY 18, 2021

Prospect research resources. Search for a platform that also allows you to configure customized reports so you can track organization-specific marketing goals. As you search for a new CRM, be sure to ask each provider about the integrations they support and what the process is for setting them up. Email marketing platform.

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Tech Soup

SEPTEMBER 29, 2011

For this month's Net2 Think Tank, we asked you to share your tips, resources, and ideas about curating content at your organization or enterprise. Feel free to add your ideas in the comments section at the bottom of this page or on the original post. and get more curation ideas for beginners. Why Curate? already have?

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